Welcome to your first abacus quiz. Meet the parts of the frame, beads and rods as you play.
What is the main use of an abacus in math class?
measuring liquids in a beaker
drawing and colouring pictures
telling the time on a clock
helping you count and do calculations
What do we call the wooden outer border that holds all the rods and beads together?
the handle
the beam
the rod
the frame
What do we call the straight lines that the beads slide up and down on?
strings
rods
arrows
blocks
Which part of the abacus separates the upper beads from the lower beads?
the beam in the middle
the bottom bar
the counting table
the side frame
On a student abacus used in many Level 1 classes, how many beads are in the lower part of each rod?
two lower beads
four lower beads
five lower beads
three lower beads
On that same student abacus, how many beads are in the upper part of each rod?
two upper beads
one upper bead
three upper beads
four upper beads
What special name is often used for the lower beads on an abacus?
earth beads
sky beads
water beads
star beads
What special name is often used for the single upper bead on an abacus?
moon bead
sun bead
heaven bead
cloud bead
When you work sums, which place value does the rightmost working rod usually show?
tens
hundreds
thousands
ones
Before starting a new sum on the abacus, what should you do with the beads?
move only the upper beads down
move all beads away from the beam to show zero
shake the abacus hard
push all beads to the beam first
Starter
You are just getting to know the abacus. Review the names of the beads, rods and beam and try again.
Solid
Nice work on the abacus basics. Keep revising the frame and bead names so your fingers can move with confidence.
Expert!
You really understand the parts of the abacus. You are ready to use the beads for quicker mental math practice.
